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2005 Ford Freestyle consumer reviews

$25,040–$26,840 MSRP range
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(63 reviews)
85% of drivers recommend this car
Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.6
  • Interior 4.3
  • Performance 4.0
  • Value 4.2
  • Exterior 4.3
  • Reliability 4.1
Explore the 2005 Ford Freestyle

15years and still great

this is a great traveling car,around town .good gas mileage for its sides.alot of room inside,all seats fold flat but drivers of course ,its has 145000 on it now,still looks and ride like new

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Having fun
  • Does recommend this car
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I love the car!!!

I m original owner of the car. Bought it in 2005. AWD. Not to many problems so far. Car has 183000 miles on it. Rebilt front end, exaust, charged a/c once, replace alternater. 90% of the car is oridinal factory parts. Feed the horse right way!

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 4.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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Great comfort for the money!

Lot's of room for a family and/or person that just appreciates a little larger vehicle for comfort. The drive is wonderful and the added accessories for a 2005 elevates it to a solid, safe, reliable vehicle that provides excellent utilization for individuals or families.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 4.0
  • Performance 4.0
  • Value 4.0
  • Exterior 4.0
  • Reliability 4.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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Transmission failure

I thought I owned a great vehicle. Everything ran fine. We went to pick up our grandkids, all of a sudden bang-bang, vehicle jerking then vehicle transmission stopped working. shut engine off when restarting NOW A CHECK TRANS light came on. Just had vehicle serviced about a month ago and all was fine. Now I have huge bill to pay.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 3.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 3.0
  • Exterior 2.0
  • Reliability 1.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Transporting family
  • Does not recommend this car
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Worst vehicle I’ve ever owned

Transmission issues, stalling issues, heating issues, the list goes on. This is the worst car I’ve ever owned. We replaced the transmission due to all the issues that went along with the old one. Now the car’s RPM’s run too high while driving or taking off and it is very hard to get the car to stay running at first start up. The car will stall while attempting to put it in reverse and in drive from first start up. This car is a hot mess and Ford should be sued.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 2.0
  • Interior 3.0
  • Performance 1.0
  • Value 1.0
  • Exterior 2.0
  • Reliability 2.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does not recommend this car
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Love this car

I love this car good on road trips nice 7 seats good on gas too. You can move ur house in this car needs a few trips if you have a lot of things don't need a pick up truck it's a great car.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 4.0
  • Performance 4.0
  • Value 4.0
  • Exterior 4.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Transporting family
  • Does recommend this car
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Great car

Very useful very comfortable, great family car and great for camping outings. Roof rack and towing hitch. Very roomy and good in snow. Tinted windows

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Transporting family
  • Does recommend this car
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Hard to believe it was a used car!!!!

This car is unbelievably a great purchase. It looks new, no blemishes, drives and rides like a new car, very tight with very little road noise. Has lots of room , especially for my golf equipment! Lots of amenities you would not expect to see in a 19 year old car with very low mileage. Looking forward to showing it to my friends.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Does recommend this car
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Best car I have ever owned

I bought my freestyle 7 years ago for 6grand. Put about 900 in it for maintenance. I've hit 5 deer and had a snow plow take off the front end once. Car is a trooper! I've taken it down some horrible rocky dirt roads and she maneuvers like a dream. Good ground clearance! driving skills recommended for some terrain but this car will do it if you've got the skills. Definitely the best car I have owned!

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 4.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Having fun
  • Does recommend this car
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The worst vehicle I have ever owned

This Vehicle should be recall for junk transmission not just mine but there are a lot of them on internet with same problem the transmission is not even able to be rebuilt

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 1.0
  • Value 1.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 1.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Transporting family
  • Does not recommend this car
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